Magistrate reports

May 27, 2009

The following preliminary hearings will be held before District Judge Arthur K. Cook in Somerset.

Conspiracy

Two 21-year-old Somerset woman were charged by Somerset Borough police for damaging another woman’s vehicle in Somerset Borough. Dominque Marie Smith, Village Way, and Terrah M. Stock, South Lynn Avenue, both were charged with criminal conspiracy, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct for Sept. 20 incident. Stock was also charged with giving false statements to law enforcement. Somerset Borough police said the two woman slashed the vehicle’s tires with a switchblade and scratched the paint. The vehicle sustained $12,340.66 in damages, police said. A hearing for both women is scheduled at 11 a.m. July 7.

DUI

* Dylan Matthew Hockey, 26, Berlin, was charged by state police with driving while under the influence May 3 in Stonycreek Township. Police said he weaved numerous times while on a roadway. His blood-alcohol level was 0.280 percent. He is also charged with the related summary offense of careless driving. A hearing is scheduled at 11:40 a.m. June 23.

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* Robert Edward Sadlon Sr., 51, Glades Pike, Somerset, was charged by state police with driving while under the influence along Emert Road in Lincoln Highway May 10. Police said he drove off the roadway and struck a wire fence. He had a 12-ounce open beer can on the center floor board, police said. He was charged with two related summary offenses. A hearing is scheduled at 9:45 a.m. July 7.

* Willis Lee McCollum III, 38, Dodson Run Road, Beverly, W.Va., was charged by state police with driving while under the influence of alcohol while westbound on the turnpike in Somerset Township May 13. Police said he was driving in an erratic manner. He was charged with two related summary offenses. His blood-alcohol level was 0.150 percent. A hearing is scheduled at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 11.

Retail theft

* Beverly Lynn Hallomiller, 50, Dunning Creek Road, New Paris, was charged by state police with retail theft, receiving stolen property and criminal trespass. Police said Hallomiller placed several items in her purse at Walmart, North Center Avenue, April 17 and left without paying for them. A hearing is scheduled at 11:15 a.m. July 14.

* Holly Lynn Murr, West Church Street, Somerset, was charged by Somerset police with retail theft for taking 30 items from Walmart without paying for them May 9. Police said the items were valued at $146.74. A hearing is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. July 7. Murr is also charged by Somerset police with stealing a Family Christmas donation container from Sheetz, South Rosina Avenue, April 25. The contained held between $50 and $60, police said. A hearing is scheduled at 10 a.m. July 7.

* Christina Lynn Kimmel, 26, North Club Road, Stoystown, was charged by state police with retail theft. Police said that on May 13 at Walmart, North Center Avenue, Somerset, Kimmel took seven items of clothing valued at $44.44 and placed them in her purse before leaving the store without paying for the items. A hearing is scheduled at 11:35 a.m. July 14.

* Barbara Lou Kaplitz, 48, Bottom Road, Davidsville, was charged by state police with retail theft. Police said that on April 24 at Walmart, North Center Avenue, Somerset, Kaplitz took $311.69 worth of merchandise, placed it in her purse and walked out of the store without paying. A hearing is scheduled at 2:45 p.m. July 7.

Forgery

Chad W. Swanson, 33, Lake Side Road, Addison, was charged by the Somerset County Drug Force with forgery and criminal attempt. Somerset County Detective Scott Foglesong said that the pharmacist at CVS, West Main Street, Somerset, informed him that Swanson altered a prescription in an attempt to obtain Percocet. He said in a complaint that he verified that the issuing doctor, John DiAngelo of West Virginia University, said he did not prescribe Percocet for Swanson. A hearing is scheduled at 10:45 a.m. June 23.